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Utilization of the Electronic Health Record to Improve Provision of Smoking Cessation Resources for Vascular Surgery Inpatients

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Brigitte K Smith, Robert T Adsit, Douglas E Jorenby, Jon S Matsumura and Michael C Fiore

Utilization of the Electronic Health Record to Improve Provision of Smoking Cessation Resources for Vascular Surgery Inpatients

Background and Objectives: Identification of hospitalized patients who smoke has shown significant improvement in recent years, but provision of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment remains a challenge. This study evaluated the utilization of an electronic health record (EHR) to facilitate implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation on a vascular surgery inpatient unit.

Methods: A pre- and post-intervention cohort study w... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000231

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